Category: Independent News
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Program aims to boost recycling of paper
MIDDLETOWN — The township is launching a new awareness program to challenge residents to reduce their carbon footprint and save tax dollars. The goal of Recycle2$ave is to increase township-wide recycling of paper products including cardboard, junk mail, magazines, office paper and newsprint from 1,950 tons last year to 2,010 tons this year, Mayor Gerard…
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in the service
Air National Guard Airman Jerome Billups Jr., son of Vera Cummings of the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. The airman completed an intensive, eightweek program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and…
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Teens to register bone-marrow donors
In preparation for their upcoming bar mitzvahs and to join in the fight against leukemia and other blood cancers, Old Bridge teens Sam Allen and Brandon Sims will team up with the DKMS bone-marrow donor center to conduct a bone-marrow-donor registration drive 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 19 at Temple Shalom, 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen. For…
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POW/MIA, Gold Star Mothers Recognition Day
HOLMDEL — The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will hold its annual POW/MIA Recognition and Gold Star Mothers Recognition Day ceremony on Friday at 11 a.m. at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel. The third Friday of September is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Ceremonies are held throughout the country in honor of…
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‘Racing at the Shore’
For more than 25 seasons, Bill Denver, of Equi-Photo, has documented the scene at Monmouth Park racetrack in Oceanport as official photographer, capturing moments from the morning sun rising over the paddocks and sleek thoroughbred racers at ease, to the anticipation at the bugle’s blow, the exhilaration of the race, and the faces in the…
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17th annual Saturday in the Park Women’s 5K Run and Scenic 3K Walk
One of the 400 competitors in the 17th annual Saturday in the Park Women’s 5K Run and Scenic 3K Walk runs the course at Holmdel Park on Sept. 4 during the Jersey Shore Running Club event, which raises funds and promotes awareness of organizations that provide essential services to women and children in Monmouth and…
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It’s official: Bayshore merges with Meridian
Agreement creates largest health care system in Monmouth, Ocean counties BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Following an extensive state review, Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, merged with Meridian Health system, Neptune, on Sept. 1, a move that promotes shared efficiencies and an expanded health care network in Monmouth County. Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, merged with Meridian…
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Marine’s film provides ‘Severe Clear’ view of Iraq War
Screening honors Sept. 11 victim Beth Quigley BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer With a rifle over his shoulder and a video camera around his neck, former Marine Corps 1st Lt. Michael Scotti went to Iraq. Michael Scotti Several years later, with the help of director Kristian Fraga, this footage became “Severe Clear,” a documentary of…
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Fine art and music focus of Bayonet Farm festival
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Fine arts, food and an array of world cultures will be represented at the seventh annual Bayonet Farm Art and Music Festival on Sept. 12 starting at noon. The festival, organized by the Bayonet Farm Advisory Committee and the Holmdel Department of Parks and Recreation, is a celebration…
